noun / gerund · informal
hiking
/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/HI·king
Band 4-5speakingtask2
walking long distances in the countryside or mountains as a leisure activity
Examples
“We went hiking in the national park last weekend.”
“Hiking is a good way to relax and enjoy nature.”
“She bought new boots specially for hiking.”
Band 8 sentence
“Hiking in the foothills at sunrise is my favourite way to disconnect from the city's noise.”
Collocations
- go hiking
- hiking boots
Word family
hike verb / nounhiker nounhiking trail noun
Common mistakes
I do hiking every month.→I go hiking every month.
We hiking yesterday.→We hiked yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5walking→6trekking→7+hiking
Synonyms
trek
Easily confused
trek
“They trekked across the mountains for three days.”
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